bazookaBen

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   Ask HN: How to build a Codiqa-like interface?

   5 points by bazookaBen 14y ago|4 comments
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   by bazookaBen 14y ago

   where are the charts? i'm not buying an article without numbers
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   by bazookaBen 14y ago

   broken link to his allegedly new "search" startup http://www.jawaya.com/ of course, the article was dated Jan 2011
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   by bazookaBen 14y ago

   link : http://armorgames.com/news/151/flight-available-on-all-ios-d...
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   by bazookaBen 14y ago

   i think what the OP meant was the end of indie game dev for great devs who don't want to do any marketing. in that case, partnering with a publisher makes a lot of sense. For example, Flight, the iOS game heavily promoted by ArmorGames coul
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   Ask HN: Weekend side projects?

   16 points by bazookaBen 14y ago|24 comments
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   by bazookaBen 14y ago

   i pasted the entire json library into the field and it just hung. Any tips?
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   by bazookaBen 14y ago

   be an intern for the position you like
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   by bazookaBen 14y ago

   it's all a question of : did you learn the right thing, or meet the right people. i did both outside of college, while attending it. So it's not my biggest mistake.
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    @dalton you need to pimp up the alpha design. That counts too, if you want a larger audience.
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    traction. if your product isn't inherently viral, you need to be out hustling
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    when marketing Filepicker to enterprise users, how successful was referrals/friends/valley connections vs coldcalling, percentage-wise?
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    every large internet corporation catering to mobile communities has a team dedicated to researching, or making social games.
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    you seem to be adopting Zynga's model of ad spending. Is it sustainable in your case? i.e is the revenue always more than the ad spend
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    are you good with python + django?
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    also it has a kickstarter-y feel.
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    like any other VC, i'm sure they're hoping for a one hit wonder. going the premium account route might be more feasible. Sell premium tutorials, assets, etc. But you're going to need a huge user base in this case.
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    quick question : how different is seedrs from angel list?
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    what happened to the community then? did you redirect them to a different service?
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    question: how are you guys different from GameSalad, or Construct2?
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    anyone who creates a dead simple tool to bridge the game dev gap deserves praise
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    thanks for the clarification
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    have to admit, that one of the reasons patio11 got Patrick (cofounder of Stripe) to help with customer support is because he's *the patio11 but great customer service is still great, no matter what.
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    the arguments here will cause innovation.
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    start from what you know. You'll find that the deeper you get, the more you learn about other areas too
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    Flash vs HTML5 Games - Virality comparison(marketjs.com)

    1 points by bazookaBen 14y ago|0 comments
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    Bet on HTML5 being very pervasive(marketjs.com)

    1 points by bazookaBen 14y ago|0 comments
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    you take your best people wherever you go. Especially when they're your friends.
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    5 mobile HTML5 games to keep you occupied(marketjs.com)

    1 points by bazookaBen 14y ago|0 comments
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    by bazookaBen 14y ago

    site back up!